Bonsai Pot, Tokoname, Ikkō-zōki (made by Ikkō), Watanabe Kazuhiro, Small, Approximately 18.2 cm Long, Rectangular, Rimmed, Cut Corners, Cloud Feet, Unglazed Clay, New, k1224448701

Bonsai pot, Tokoname, made by Ikko, Kazuhiro Watanabe. Small size, approximately 18.2 cm in length. Rectangular pot, rimmed, with cut corners, cloud feet, and an unglazed finish. New condition, as is. Real name: Kazuhiro Watanabe. He trained under his father, Shozan Watanabe, while researching glazes, and began firing small bonsai pots around 1978. He primarily uses slab construction for his glazed bonsai pots and suiban (water basins). His glazes are mainly Oribe, Jun-glazed, white Kochi, yellow Kochi, and Ruri-glazed, with a variety of intermediate colors. He is a Tokoname bonsai artist who creates pots and suiban of various sizes, from small to large, in unglazed finishes. The artist's name is read as "Kazuhiro," but it is generally pronounced "Ikko"...